Are OpTic\u2019s problems solved? CDL Reverse Sweep Review Show Dexerto Stage 5 in the Call of Duty League is now underway and with the New York Subliners Home Series now in the books, our Reverse Sweep crew of Ian \u2018Enable\u2019 Wyatt, Jonathan \u2018Pacman\u2019 Tucker & Katie Bedford are back to debate the biggest storylines. After a few weeks off, the CDL finally returned with the Subliners Home Series. As the first week of the final Stage, every game is now vital on the road to Champs. While some teams appear to be rising to the occasion, others have faltered out of the gate. It was a big week for the Los Angeles Thieves with the debut of John. OpTic soared to a 2-0 scoreline to regain some confidence. All while the LA Guerrillas continued to fumble their way down the standings. Before we get into the second week of competition, our Reverse Sweep crew is here to break down all the latest results. OpTic Chicago reaching their true potential? Despite their Stage 4 struggles, OpTic managed to kick Stage 5 off in a big way. Flawless wins over New York and Paris secured a 6-0 map count for the week, but is this the best version of OpTic we\u2019ve seen all year? Other than early scrim results before the season started, \u201cthis is the best OpTic we\u2019ve seen,\u201d Pacman argued. Not just due to the wins, but because a win over New York will be \u201cgreat for confidence.\u201d Enable wasn\u2019t quite on the same page. Due to some issues in the NYSL camp, he countered by saying this is the same OpTic we\u2019ve seen \u201cfor the majority of the year.\u201d With a match against FaZe up next, their biggest test is just days away. If they secure a monumental win, it could just set them on a patch to success at Champs. A rough week for the New York Subliners Despite it being a Home Series named after them, week one of Stage 5 wasn\u2019t great for NYSL. Frustrating losses against the LA Thieves and OpTic now has them towards the bottom of their group. From Enable\u2019s perspective, these losses show \u201cthey\u2019ve regressed\u201d as a team. \u201cIt showed how many issues they actually have,\u201d he said. Though the early defeats don\u2019t quite spell disaster just yet, according to Pacman. \u201cYou just lost a close match, that\u2019s it. Things happen to everyone, I think they\u2019ll be right back. They\u2019re still one of the top teams in the game.\u201d While we wait, gotta tip it to @ZooMaa for being the best hype man in the CDL \ud83d\udc0epic.twitter.com\/iRu1vEp3Er \u2014 DEXERTO Call of Duty Esports News (@DexertoIntel) July 11, 2021 Dallas Empire & Atlanta FaZe: The race to Champs While other teams push towards the top of the standings, two squads appear to be the clear frontrunners for now. Both Dallas and Atlanta may be a step ahead of the competition, but are they equals atop the pack? \u201cI just don\u2019t think I can put any team in the same tier as FaZe,\u201d Enable said. \u201cMaybe if we see Empire and FaZe again, we\u2019ll have a better gauge on if Empire can take FaZe. But I just don\u2019t think any team can consistently beat them.\u201d We won\u2019t get this matchup again until the Stage 5 Major, which gives both squads plenty of time to strategize after their Grand Final clash at the previous event. As a result, Pacman \u201cbelieves\u201d in the current Dallas lineup to get the job done. \u201cI think they\u2019re going to go back to back and win Champs.\u201d John pushing LA Thieves to a new level With more roster shuffles to their name than any other team in the league, it\u2019s been a turbulent year for the Thieves to say the least. But with John now locked in for Stage 5, could they finally be finding their footing? \u201cI do think this is the best version of the LA Thieves,\u201d Enable argued. Wins over New York and London are impressive in their own right, but he still wants to see them \u201cplay other top teams\u201d before placing them higher up the standings. \u201cThis feels like the final move for them,\u201d Pacman agreed. \u201cIt\u2019s a positive move for them. Now you just have to figure it out.\u201d The @LAThieves are looking better \ud83d\udc40@Enable thinks @john287 was a much needed addition to their roster.#CDL2021 Biggest Mover | Presented by @KontrolFreek pic.twitter.com\/5JgHxXXWew \u2014 DEXERTO Call of Duty Esports News (@DexertoIntel) July 13, 2021 Best moments of the Subliners Home Series Even with a sweeps in various matchups, week one still delivered some shocking moments. Perhaps the biggest of them all was none other than the Game 5 Round 11 between LA Thieves and NYSL. In the most intense final round yet, \u201cDrazah and Slasher went huge,\u201d Enable said. \u201cThat\u2019s the clutch moment of the week because this series was everything to them.\u201d Meanwhile, Pacman\u2019s pick also involved NYSL on the losing half of the equation. \u201cI\u2019m gonna go with OpTic\u2019s game against NYSL,\u201d he said. Not because of a particular moment, but because they \u201cmanhandled\u201d NYSL through the \u201centire\u201d opening map. \u201cOpTic controlled the pace of the map. They played their best map of Hardpoint. That kind of win from OpTic can spur them to be the top team we know they can be.\u201d MVPs of the Subliners Home Series \u201cI\u2019m gonna go with Envoy. He had the best series he\u2019s had in a while. He\u2019s the one that drives the team. When he\u2019s having series like that it just looks so much easier for the team.\u201d \u2013 Pacman \u201cI\u2019m going LA Thieves again, with Drazah. This kid has been put in one of the hardest situations I\u2019ve seen in a long time. He just finds a way to make it work. He played great, he can do it all.\u201d \u2013 Enable. The king @Scump stepped up! #BrickByBrick#CDL2021 New York Top 10 BEST PLAYS \u27a1\ufe0f https:\/\/t.co\/LExxeSp3Zp pic.twitter.com\/Vg12C7YWxc\u2014 DEXERTO Call of Duty Esports News (@DexertoIntel) July 12, 2021 Least Valuable Players of the Subliners Home Series As for the least valuable players of the week, Enable couldn\u2019t help but pick the entire LA Guerrillas franchise once again. \u201cShould I go LA Guerrillas again? For the 25th time? They\u2019re the LVP,\u201d he joked. \u201cIt\u2019s the whole team. They can\u2019t make Champs anymore. They need to literally let the LAG Academy team play the rest of the matches. They\u2019re so damn bad.\u201d Pacman couldn\u2019t have agreed more with this sentiment, questioning why management brought Mental up for his debut, rather than bringing the full Academy team up with him. \u201cLet [Mental] play with the people he\u2019s been playing with,\u201d he stressed. \u201cLAG is just an actual conundrum, I don\u2019t understand what they\u2019re doing.\u201d Ultimately, Pacman had to make another pick and sided with Mack as the player who proved most disappointing this time around. \u201cHe did not have a good week. He needs to regain his individual form so New York can compete.\u201d Last but not least, Katie added Alexx into the mix as well. \u201cI don\u2019t think Alexx has been a net positive for London at any point. At this point, I don\u2019t see what Alexx is tangibly bringing to London.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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